10 ربيع الاول 1438 - Saturday, December 10, 2016

From Library JournalFirst published in 1894, this is the book that first introduced many Westerners to Buddhism; it remains a useful overview of the life and teachings of the Buddha. Carus, an independent philosopher who studied and published on Eastern and Western philosophy, was instrumental in raising Western awareness of Buddhism at the turn of the century.Book Description

Professor Christopher S. Queen,HarvardUniversity, editor of Engaged Buddhism in the West "In this daring work, Loy exemplifies the rise of socially engaged Buddhism and this new vehicle of spiritual practice."

This book will help both Buddhists and non-Buddhists to realize the social importance of Buddhist teachings, while providing a theoretical framework for socially engaged members of society to apply their spiritual principles to collective social issues. The Great Awakening shows how Buddhism can help our postmodern world develop liberative possibilities otherwise obscured by the anti-religious bias of so much contemporary social theory.